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COVID-19: 67,735 new cases take India's virus tally to 73,07,097
Thu Oct 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 73.07 lakh with 67,735 new cases in a day, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per...
France's Macron to reinstate state of emergency
Thu Oct 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Emmanuel President Macron's office says France will restore a state of health emergency that expired three months ago.Macron is addressing the nation on television Wednes...
Dawood Ibrahim Link Suspected In Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: NIA To Court
Thu Oct 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Most-wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim's gang may have a role in the Kerala gold smuggling case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a court on Wednesday....
"My Father Instigated Me To Contest Alone": Chirag Paswan
Thu Oct 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chirag Paswan, whose solo fight has become the X-factor in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s Bihar election campaign, says it was his father Ram Vilas Paswan who "ins...
Ratings Scam: Mumbai Cops Fight Republic TV's CBI Probe Plea In Top Court
Thu Oct 15 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mumbai Police has opposed a petition filed by Republic TV requesting CBI probe on alleged rigging viewership ratings scam, saying that the channel was making attempts to thwart the...
Student Who Accused Chinmayanand Of Rape Turns Hostile In Court
Wed Oct 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 23-year-old law student, who had last year accused former BJP MP Chinmayanand of rape, turned hostile at a hearing in a special court in Lucknow on Tuesday. Chinmayanand, 72, was...
COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 72,39,389
Wed Oct 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 72,39,389 with 63,509 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 63 lakh pushing...
Will continue struggle for restoration of Article 370, resolution of Kashmir issue: Mehbooba
Wed Oct 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who was released from detention after 14 months, has vowed to continue her struggle for the restoration of...
India Set To Drop Below Bangladesh In 2020 Per Capita GDP In IMF Forecast
Wed Oct 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India is set to drop below Bangladesh in terms of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the economy, according to the International Monetary Fund, is projected to contract by ...
2 Top Republic TV Editors Summoned By Mumbai Police In Fake Ratings Case
Wed Oct 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two top editors of Republic TV, which has been accused of rigging viewership ratings, have been summoned by Mumbai Police as part of its probe into the alleged manipulation of rat...
"Mentally Retarded": Khushbu Sundar Slams Congress After Joining BJP
Wed Oct 14 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Khushbu Sundar, who changed camp from the Congress to the BJP, hit back at her former party today, saying the Congress "does not want an intelligent woman" and there is "no f...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Tearfully Thanks Troops, Apologises For Failures
Tue Oct 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became visibly emotional during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologised to citizens ...
55,342 New Coronavirus Cases In India, Lowest In Nearly 2 Months
Tue Oct 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The downward trend in India's coronavirus cases continues as 55,342 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours taking the country's Covid tally past 71.75 lakh, shows da...
Hathras Family Wants Case Transferred To Delhi Or Mumbai: Lawyer
Tue Oct 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The family of a young woman who died last month after her torture and alleged gang rape at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has asked for the case to be moved out of the state....
Plane Forced To Turn Around After Hail Cracks Windshield
Tue Oct 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Dulles-bound United Airlines flight had made an emergency landing Monday after its windshield was cracked by hail, according to a passenger and the airline. Flight UA349 left Chi...
BJP Says Chirag Paswan Not Part Of Alliance In Bihar, Expels Rebels
Tue Oct 13 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With Assembly elections due in less than 20 days, Bihar BJP on Monday expelled the eight rebels who quit to join Chirag Paswan's LJP over the past week. Deputy Chief Minister Sushi...
Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain
Mon Oct 12 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Asia-Pacific countries including Singapore, Australia and Japan are gradually easing some international travel restrictions as coronavirus cases slow, in hopes of helping to revive...
Khushbu Sundar Quits Tamil Nadu Congress; Likely To Join BJP, Say Sources
Mon Oct 12 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar today quit the Congress and is expected to join the BJP. In her resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, she wrote that she fel...
Bihar Woman Allegedly Gang Raped, Child Dies After Both Thrown Into Canal: Cops
Mon Oct 12 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Dalit woman in Bihar's Buxar district was allegedly gang raped and her child died after they were attacked and thrown in a canal, police said. The five-year-old child died from d...
Facing CBI, Neighbour Who Targeted Rhea Chakraborty Fails To Back Claim
Mon Oct 12 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A neighbour of Rhea Chakraborty, who had accused her of meeting Sushant Singh Rajput a day before his death, has failed to substantiate the claim before the Central Bureau of Inves...